#42295B#42295B

#42295B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.088 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42295B
RGB	rgb(66, 41, 91)
HSL	hsl(270, 38%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(270, 55%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 54.9%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.94, 22.89, -25.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.94, 34.45, 311.65°)
OKLab	oklab(33.66% 0.051 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(33.66% 0.088 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.9276, 3.4995, 10.3114)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42295B #425B29

analogous

#29295B #42295B #5B295B

triadic

#42295B #5B4229 #295B42

tetradic

#42295B #5B2929 #425B29 #295B5B

square

#42295B #5B2929 #425B29 #295B5B

split-complementary

#42295B #5B5B29 #295B29

monochromatic

#0F0A15 #231631 #42295B #613C85 #7F4FAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#42295B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#42295B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42295B

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42295B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42295B	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A345D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#21355A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E323D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42295b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 41, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.088 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78638a',
    500: '#42295b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42295b;
$custom-light: #78638a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42295b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 37.879,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3366,
    "c": 0.08848,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42295B

secondary

#708E52

accent

#CE5A94

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EDEAF0

border

#C8C6CB

text

#09050B

muted

#7B797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #42295B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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